New to boating, this will be our first boat! Found what I feel like is a pretty decent deal on a 2005 2400 SC3. It has the 5.0L with Alpha 1 outdrive. Can anyone tell me want to look for on this boat? It only has 65 hours on it and looks very clean but I will have a survey done if we decide to buy. Is that motor/outdrive a decent setup for that boat? Good for water sports?

Your best bet is to hire a marine surveyor, which I strongly suggest. They will test for things you cannot see with the naked eye, like moisture levels and hull and transom integrity. They are expensive, so you really only want to survey a boat that you intend on buying. $500-$1000 to warn you to walk away from potentially paying out 10's of thousands.

Thank you for the advice everyone. We had a survey done and are buying the boat! We are very excited as we live on a canal and will be using it a lot this summer to cruise Lake Erie. Just gotta get this ice to melt now!!